Carbon Neutrality Science: A Theoretical and Technical Framework and Energy Development Strategies

by Caineng Zou

Overview

This book focuses on the connotation and extension of carbon neutrality. It presents a full collection of various topics in carbon neutrality, including carbon production, reduction, utilization, storage, capture, markets, and society, etc. It concludes that carbon neutrality is the pathway to global green and low-carbon sustainable development and the foundation for building harmonious ecological civilization. This book is a valuable reference for researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers in the field of earth and environmental sciences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789819766505
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	10/25/2024
Edition description:	2024
Pages:	390
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Prof. Caineng Zou, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, currently works at the Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). His research interests include petroleum geology, exploration and energy strategy. He serves as the scientist-in-chief for the new energy at CNPC, and the president of PetroChina Shenzhen Institute for New Energy Research (INER Shenzhen). He is dedicated to establishing and applying unconventional petroleum geology, promoting exploration strategy, and achieving industrial breakthrough. He analyzes the current strategic situation for energy needs and supplies in the world, proposing the “Hydrogen China” and “Energy Independence” strategies in China and the contribution of new energy in carbon neutral. He has published over 260 journal papers and ten books including “Unconventional Petroleum Geology” and “New Energy”. He was among the Most Cited Chinese Researchers and the World’s Top 2% Scientists. He has gained several National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology and established four national standards.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Background of Carbon Neutrality Science.- Chapter 2 Connotation of Carbon Neutrality Science.- Chapter 3 Production of Carbon.- Chapter 4 Carbon Reduction.- Chapter 5 Carbon Utilization.- Chapter 6 Carbon Sequestration.- Chapter 7 Carbon Sinks.- Chapter 8 Carbon Markets.- Chapter 9 A Carbon Neutral Society.